My Beautiful Black Hair: 101 Natural Hair Stories from the Sisterhood
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- Author：St. Clair Detrick-Jules
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Summary
A collection of empowering stories and captivating photos， My Beautiful Black Hair celebrates an aspect of Black femininity—natural hair—and embraces it as a central part of Black womanhood。
"A powerful celebration of self-acceptance and sisterhood。" – Kirkus Review
My Beautiful Black Hair is a book about Black women embracing their natural hair。 One hundred and one Black women share their stories of learning to love their natural hair and the immense power in that self-love。
St。 Clair Detrick-Jules was inspired to write the book when her little sister， Khloe， came home from preschool where a classmate had told her that her hair was ugly。 St。 Clair wanted to send a message to Khloe and young Black women everywhere that their hair is beautiful just the way it is。
The stories she captured reveal both the depth of the physical and emotional damage done to many women by relaxing their hair and trying to make it look "acceptable，" and the incredible resilience， self-love， and acceptance they gained by learning to embrace their hair and free themselves from Eurocentric beauty standards。
Accompanied by beautiful and intimate photographs of each woman， the book is an encouraging voice for young Black women and the adults who remember their own journeys to self-acceptance。
WRITTEN BY BLACK WOMEN， FOR BLACK WOMEN: With powerful interviews and vivid photographs， this book offers an uplifting message to empower any woman looking to love herself just the way she is。 It is a love letter to Black women everywhere navigating their relationships to their own hair。
TIMELY TOPIC: My Beautiful Black Hair celebrates Black women's ability to embrace their natural hair and let go of toxic thinking and processes around manipulating it。
UNIQUE TAKE ON FEMINISM: This book offers an uplifting message to empower any woman looking to love herself just the way she is as well as a love letter to Black women everywhere navigating their relationships to their own hair。
Perfect for: Black and Afro-Latinx women from their 20s to 40s， Black and Afro-Latinx parents with young children， fans of women's empowerment stories
"A powerful celebration of self-acceptance and sisterhood。" – Kirkus Review
My Beautiful Black Hair is a book about Black women embracing their natural hair。 One hundred and one Black women share their stories of learning to love their natural hair and the immense power in that self-love。
St。 Clair Detrick-Jules was inspired to write the book when her little sister， Khloe， came home from preschool where a classmate had told her that her hair was ugly。 St。 Clair wanted to send a message to Khloe and young Black women everywhere that their hair is beautiful just the way it is。
The stories she captured reveal both the depth of the physical and emotional damage done to many women by relaxing their hair and trying to make it look "acceptable，" and the incredible resilience， self-love， and acceptance they gained by learning to embrace their hair and free themselves from Eurocentric beauty standards。
Accompanied by beautiful and intimate photographs of each woman， the book is an encouraging voice for young Black women and the adults who remember their own journeys to self-acceptance。
WRITTEN BY BLACK WOMEN， FOR BLACK WOMEN: With powerful interviews and vivid photographs， this book offers an uplifting message to empower any woman looking to love herself just the way she is。 It is a love letter to Black women everywhere navigating their relationships to their own hair。
TIMELY TOPIC: My Beautiful Black Hair celebrates Black women's ability to embrace their natural hair and let go of toxic thinking and processes around manipulating it。
UNIQUE TAKE ON FEMINISM: This book offers an uplifting message to empower any woman looking to love herself just the way she is as well as a love letter to Black women everywhere navigating their relationships to their own hair。
Perfect for: Black and Afro-Latinx women from their 20s to 40s， Black and Afro-Latinx parents with young children， fans of women's empowerment stories
Reviews
Daniel Bliss
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Everyone should read My Beautiful Black Hair: 101 Natural Hair Stories from the Sisterhood， whether you are a young Black woman who has felt the scorch of flat iron burns， or like me， a middle-aged suburban white guy whose blow dryer mornings are now distant memories—or if， like most anyone， you simply enjoy looking at gorgeous photographs and reading inspirational stories。 This book celebrates natural hair and reveals the considerable challenges with identity and acceptance that Black women liv Everyone should read My Beautiful Black Hair: 101 Natural Hair Stories from the Sisterhood， whether you are a young Black woman who has felt the scorch of flat iron burns， or like me， a middle-aged suburban white guy whose blow dryer mornings are now distant memories—or if， like most anyone， you simply enjoy looking at gorgeous photographs and reading inspirational stories。 This book celebrates natural hair and reveals the considerable challenges with identity and acceptance that Black women living in white-dominated cultures face。 But there is much more happening here as well， and it is a credit to the author and photographer （St。 Clair Detrick-Jules） that she is able to extract so much wisdom out of an investigation into a topic that’s often covered as simply one more aspect of appearance and fashion。 How is it that whenever someone courageously risks sharing her vulnerability， it summons such resounding beauty and compassion as to be more contagious a force than any pandemic？ The ripples reach far into your heart， and remind you that underneath your carefully maintained and polished exterior， you too are a vulnerable， sensitive being striving to be seen， heard， and loved—as are we all—and that what you are covering is infinitely more beautiful and compelling than anything you can possibly "make up" in an attempt to match a conditioned ideal。 Consider the impressively brave and honest women featured on the two trailers for the book; I defy anyone to view these and come away unmoved。 They embody the truth that sets us free。 Defenses are hopeless against the tsunami of love that awaits you here。 What fills these pages is the antidote to the anger and hatred that plagues our cultural landscape and pollutes our minds: a strong current of healing and rejuvenation that has always been right here yet somehow overlooked—until now。 To view this book is to witness a garden of flowers in full blossom。 It serves as an invitation to the natural beauty which surrounds us and which， perhaps to our amazement， also lurks within ourselves。 It is the manifestation of our true nature mirrored uniquely on the page: every word， every photograph， and every model is drenched with love。 While the overarching conceit is a letter to the author’s younger sister， the book reads like a love letter to all， regardless of your skin color or hair type—though it needs to be said that Black women face uniquely， historically painful consequences around both， in ways that I cannot ever truly understand。 To receive this letter and feel its alchemy， you need only have an open heart and mind—and if yours happen to be closed， this book will surely open them。 It is a feast for the eyes and soul。 The most powerful works of art have the unique ability to transform all parties involved: from the authors to the subjects to the viewers （who are coincidentally a bit of both）。 This book is such a work。 It will inspire you and move you， and you will be the richer for having involved yourself with it。 I know I am。 So lay down your struggle for a moment， and open。 Meet what is always and ever yours。 。。。more
London Dixon
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